Director: Matt Reeves. Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also based on characters created) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver (based on the book “La Planète des Singes”) Pierre Boulle Running Time: 130 Mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th July 2014 A map of America is etched out…
Tag: Sci-Fi
Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Raynor, Titus Welliver Written by: Ehran Kruger Running Time: 165 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th July 2014 Before I start, I just want to say that, even though I really don’t like the Transformers movies, I still went in with a…
Edge Of Tomorrow
Director: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and (based on the novel “All You Need Is Kill”)Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th May 2014 Ever had that feeling you’ve been somewhere or done something…
X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage Written by: (also story) Simon Kinberg, (story) Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd May 2014 The X-Men movies have always been more than…
Godzilla
Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn Written by: Max Borenstein and (Story) Dave Callaham Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th May 2014 Way back in 1998, Roland Emmerich’s revision of the Japanese monster movie classic, Godzilla, was the first and (since then) only movie I have ever walked out of. I…
Transcendence
Director: Wally Pfister Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser Written by: Jack Paglen Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th April 2014 It is official. Transcendence is a total flop, both financially and critically. Having been universally panned, the audience in the States have…
The Last Days On Mars
Director: Ruairi Robinson Starring: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams, Johnny Harris, Tom Cullen Written by: Clive Dawson and (based on the short story) Sydney J. Bounds Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 Films with the word “Mars” in them always seem to signpost disaster. Even when the…
Robocop
Director: Jose Padilha Starring: Joe Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel Written by: Joshua Zetumer, (also original 1987 screenplay) Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 7th February 2014 If there was one film I wasn’t looking forward…
Gravity
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Written by: Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th November 2013 Where do I start? I guess I should start by saying that this is the best film of the year. Seriously. It is a technical triumph as…
Riddick
Director: David Twohy Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista Written by: David Twohy, (screenplay) Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, (based on the characters created) Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th September 2013 It was 13 years since the psychotic murderer with night vision…
Elysium
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna Written by: Neill Blomkamp Running time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2013 There was an air of expectation around Elysium. The follow-up film from writer/director Neill Blomkamp, who gave us the surprise hit District 9. So…
The World’s End
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsden, Rosamund Pike Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th July 2013 When you have made two outstanding and incredibly popular comedies like Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, the level of…
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